Meet Me in Monaco: A Novel of Grace Kelly's Royal Wedding

This is the story of Grace Kelly marrying Prince Rainier iii, with a romance between a parfumeur and an English photographer.

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This is categorized as biographical historic fiction, but I found this to be a romance novel. Luckily I enjoy a well written romance. The description of this novel is a bit misleading as this book has very little to do with Grace Kelly's life other than her getting married as the backdrop to the actual story, which might disappoint some readers. Having said that, I did enjoy the story of Sophie, her perfumes and her relationship with reporter James. The story and characters were endearing, charming and the story was engaging and tastefully rendered. It was an easy, light and enjoyable read for me.

Excellent read. really enjoyed it. Passed it onto my Mum.

I'm a huge fan of historical fiction, so this book was right up my alley. The story drew me in on page 1 and held my interest to the very end. Enjoyed the mostly likable characters and the way the story - both Grace's and Sophie's moved along. This wasn't the same as most of the historical fiction I read, which is frequently darker. This was a lighter version, and that made it an especially fun read for me. My big beef - having nothing to do with the story, is the authors' end notes - 'what happened next'. I was quite offended by their comparisons between Grace, with all her class, style, composure and inward and outward beauty, and Meghan Markle. Really? Grace was a sophisticated, cultured woman who became a true philanthropist, and who for all accounts, looked like and acted like a true princess. To compare Megan and Harry to Princess Grace and Prince Rainier is laugh-out-loud absurd and so offensive to Princess Grace's memory. Somehow, the authors saw "striking similarities in the short romance and wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, an actress leaving her career and American home to take up a royal role as Duchess of Sussex. The second American princess - history repeating itself, as it so often does." I repeat my previous 'comment' - REALLY? People who went on talk shows to blast the royal family and dish personal and private information for their own monetary gain was a complete disgrace. They have no class. And this is a comparison to Grace and Rainier? To compare the oh-so-talented Grace (who by the age of 26 won an Academy Award, and multiple Golden Globe awards and was admired by all who worked with her - fellow actors and crew), to a divorced woman ten years older than Grace when she married and insinuate they both left their acting careers (how can one compare Megan's 'career' with Princess Grace's and call it a career?) is - again - laughable. The only similarity between the two is that both Grace and Megan were American born. Sorry to have gone on with my opinion of this ridiculous comparison, but it was very upsetting to me, and if I allowed it to - it could have ruined the entire book for me. I'm truly sorry I read the authors comments. Anyway, great book - loved the characters - ridiculous authors' note at end of book.